Dr. D. Elisabeth GlasscoJul 30, 2023

Issued on July 26, 1948, Harry Truman’s Executive Order 9981 eradicated segregation in military. The response from the military units, however, ranged from muted to outright hostility. This was no surprise. Truman’s decision & the reactions to it symbolized Black Americans’ broad struggle for dignity, respect, opportunity, and freedom in the United States of America.

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Show threadHistorian1661Jul 31, 2023
@Deglassco @[email protected] @BlackMastodon I've heard that when JFK was watching his inaugural parade in 1961, he noticed that some units were still segregated. He was angry, and one of the first things he did when he got to the Oval Office was to call the Pentagon and tell them to redouble desegregation.
Show threadDr. D. Elisabeth Glassco
@historian1661 after the issuance of the executive order by Truman, it still took many years to sink into the armed services that segregation was a thing of the past. In practice, just like in social life, military life was and remains mentally segregated.
Jul 31, 2023 at 8:49pmWeb